Disqualified Applicants Say They Were Misled (10/15/04 - Painesville, Ohio) — Lake County officials say more than half of 111 applicants disqualified from casting absentee ballots in the upcoming election say they were misled by the volunteers who registered them. Lake Prosecutor Charles Coulson says some applicants say they were told by canvassers that they were agreeing to put a political sign in their yard or just getting permission to vote from home. But records show forms signed by the applicants were each labeled "Application for Absent Voter's Ballot" in bold print at the top. The Lake County elections board...